Shaughnessy Cohen Prize Finalists 2017
March 21, 2017 – Toronto – The Writers’ Trust of Canada has named the five finalists for the $25,000 Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing. The winner will be announced in Ottawa on May 10, 2017, at the Politics and the Pen gala.

Seven Fallen Feathers
Racism, Death, and Hard Truths in a Northern City

Unbuttoned
A History of Mackenzie King’s Secret Life

All We Leave Behind
A Reporter's Journey into the Lives of Others

Out Standing in the Field
A Memoir by Canada's First Female Infantry Officer

Robert Bond
A Political Biography